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  • Rinspeed sQuba (2008)

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    2000s
    Rinspeed sQuba (2008)

    Rinspeed sQuba Concept Presentation Year: 2008 Vehicle Expo: Geneva Motor Show Class : Concept Body design : Roadster Engine: Electric motor :54 kW The Rinspeed sQuba is ...

  • Rinspeed Tatooo (2000)

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    Rinspeed Tatooo (2000)

    Rinspeed Tatooo.com Concept Presentation Year: 2000 Vehicle Expo: Geneva Motor Show Class : Concept Car Body design : Pick up Engine: Gasoline:5.7 liters (301 kW) The Rinspeed ...

  • Rinspeed UC (2010)

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    Rinspeed UC (2010)

    Rinspeed UC? Concept Presentation Year: 2010 Vehicle Expo: Geneva Motor Show Class : Concept Body design : limousine Engine: Electric motor :30 kW Length: about 2600 mm ...

  • Rinspeed Veleno (1993)

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    1990s
    Rinspeed Veleno (1993)

    Rinspeed Veleno Concept Presentation Year: 1993 Vehicle Expo: Geneva Motor Show Class : sports car Body design : Cabriolet Engine: Gasoline :8.0 liters (404 kW) Length: 4488 mm ...

  • Rinspeed Yello Talbo (1996)

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    1990s
    Rinspeed Yello Talbo (1996)

    Rinspeed Yello Talbo Concept Presentation Year: 1996 Vehicle Expo: Geneva Motor Show Class: Concept car Body design: Coupe Engine: 5.0 litres (235 kW) Length: 4360 mm Empty ...

  • Rinspeed zaZen (2006)

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    2000s
    Rinspeed zaZen (2006)

    Rinspeed zaZen Concept Presentation Year: 2006 Vehicle Expo: Geneva Motor Show Class : Concept Body design : Coupe Engine: Gasoline :3.8 liters (261 kW) Length: 4435 mm Width: ...

  • Rivo (1920-1921)

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    1920s

    Rivo (Rivo Gesellschaft für Verkehrsmittel mbH) Vehicle manufacturer Schwäbisch Gmünd Germany from 1920 to 1921 The Rivo society for transport was a German manufacturer ...

  • RLT (1991-1995)

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    1990s
    RLT (1991-1995)

    R.L.T. (Real Life Toys) Automotive Car manufacturer of Sheffield , South Yorkshire;United Kingdom From 1991 to 1995. Real Life Toys was a British manufacturer of kit ...

  • RM Classics (1989-1991)

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    1980s

    RM Classics Manufacturing Pty. Ltd. Port Elizabeth , South Africa RM Classics Manufacturing Pty. Ltd. was a South African manufacturer of automobiles from the late 1980s to the ...

  • RMA (1982-1995)

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    RMA (1982-1995)

    RMA (Rheinauer Maschinen und Armaturenbau) Vehicle manufacturer Rheinau Germany from 1982 to 1995 The RMA Rheinauer Maschinen und Armaturenbau KG Faulhaber & Truttenbach ) is a ...

  • RML Mallock (1990-)

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    1990s
    RML Mallock (1990-)

    RML Group Mallock Ray Mallock Ltd. , also known as RML Group , is a British motorsport racing team. In 2009, RML worked under its own name in the Le Mans Series and the British ...

  • RMR Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive

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    RMR Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive

    Automotive Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout (RMR) In automotive design, a RMR or Rear Mid-engine, Rear-wheel-drive layout is one in which the rear wheels are driven by an ...

  • Roa (1958-1960)

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    1950s
    Roa (1958-1960)

    Roa (Industrias Motorizadas Onieva SA) Automotive manufacturer of Madrid.Spain from 1958 to 1960. Roa was a Spanish motorcycle andcar brand brand 1950s and 1960s in Madrid by ...

  • Road surfaces

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    Road surfaces

    Car Road surfaces explained Road surface is the durable surface material laid down on an area intended to sustain vehicular or foot traffic, such as a road or walkway. In the ...

  • Roamer Barley (1916-1929)

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    Roamer Barley (1916-1929)

    Roamer Motor Car Company (Barley Motor Car Company ) Automotive manufacturer of Kalamazoo , Michigan United States from 1916 to 1929. Roamer was an American car brand. The Barley ...

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  • Roaring Twenties (1979-1997)

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    Roaring Twenties (1979-1997)

    Roaring Twenties Motor Car Company Automotive manufacturer of California.United States from 1979 to 1997. Roaring Twenties Motor Car Company was an American manufacturer ...

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  • Rob Roy (1922-1926)

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    1920s
    Rob Roy (1922-1926)

    Rob Roy (Kennedy Motor Company) Carmakers manufactured in Glasgow .Great Britain from 1922. Rob Roy was a British light car brand.It was named after the fictional character Rob ...

  • Robertson (1900-1902)

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    1900s

    William Robertson & Sons Ltd. Carmakers manufactured in Dundee.Great Britain from 1900 to 1902. William Robertson & Sons Ltd. was a British manufacturer of automobiles in the ...

  • Robertson (1915-1916)

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    James Robertson Car manufacturer of Sale, Manchester.Great Britain from 1915 to 1916. James Robertson was a British automaker, based in Sale, Manchester from the 1910s . The ...

  • Robin Hood (1984-2006)

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    1980s
    Robin Hood (1984-2006)

    Robin Hood Engineering Ltd Automotive manufacturer of Nottinghamshire,Great Britain from 1984 to 2006. The Robin Hood Engineering Ltd. was a British manufacturer of kit cars from ...

  • Robinson (1907)

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    1900s
    Robinson (1907)

    Robinson motorcar history Kettering ,Northamptonshire UK 1907 A Robinson of 1907 Robinson is a former British manufacturer of automobiles. Company History The Company by Charles ...

  • Robinson & Hole (1910-1911)

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    1910s

    Robinson & Hole Car history Thames Ditton ,Surrey UK 1910- 1911. Robinson & Hole Ltd.. was a British automobile manufacturer in Thames Ditton (Surrey) from 1910 to 1911. The only ...

  • Robinson & Price (1905-1913)

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    1900s
    Robinson & Price (1905-1913)

    Robinson & Price motor cars Liverpool UK .1905 to 1913 The Robinson & Price Ltd.. was a British automobile manufacturer in Liverpool (Lancashire). 1905 and 1906 two models were ...

  • Robnell (1988-2003)

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    1980s
    Robnell (1988-2003)

    Robnell Sports Cars Australian Automotive manufacturer Australia From 1988 on Robnell Sports Cars Pty Ltd was an Australian manufacturer of replica automobiles . Company History ...

  • Rocha Vintage (1983-1986)

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    1980s
    Rocha Vintage (1983-1986)

    Rocha Vintage Buenos Aires Rocha Vintage was an Argentine car brand.The brand name was Rocha Vintage . History Juan Rocha and Miguel Dellepiane began producing automobiles in ...

  • Rochdale History (1948-1973)

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    1940s
    Rochdale History (1948-1973)

    Rochdale Car manufacturer History Founded Manchester Great Britain 1948 to 1973 Rochdale cars were a series of mainly glass fibre bodied British sports car made by Rochdale Motor ...

  • Rock Hill Buggy (1900-1916)

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    Rock Hill Buggy (1900-1916)

    Rock Hill Buggy Company Automotive manufacturer of Rock Hill , South Carolina United States from 1910. Rock Hill Buggy Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles in the ...

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  • Rockefeller (1949-1954)

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    1940s
    Rockefeller (1949-1954)

    Rockefeller Sports Car Corporation Automotive manufacturer of United States from 1949 to 1954. The Rockefeller Sports Car Corporation was an American automaker, which was from ...

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  • Rocker arm

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    Rocker arm

    Rocker arm explained Generally referred to within the context of the internal combustion engine of automotive, marine, motorcycle and reciprocating aviation engines, the rocker ...

  • Rocker Roller

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    Rocker Roller

    Engine Roller rocker explained A roller rocker is a rocker assembly that uses bearings instead of metal sliding on metal. A cam/rocker assembly uses a normal cam, but the ...

  • Rockford Federal (1907-1909)

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    Rockford Federal (1907-1909)

    Rockford Automobile & Engine Company Car manufacturer of Rockford, Illinois.United States from 1907 to 1909. Rockford Automobile & Engine Company , previously Federal Motor ...

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  • Rockne Studebaker (1931-1933)

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    1930s
    Rockne Studebaker (1931-1933)

    Rockne Motor Corporation (Studebaker) Automotive manufacturer of Detroit, Michigan.United States from 1931 to 1933. Rockne was an American automobile brand, which was operated ...

  • Rodley (1954-1956)

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    1950s
    Rodley (1954-1956)

    Rodley History (1954-1956) Car manufacturer Founded Rodley, West Yorkshire Great Britain Manufacturer Rodley Automobile Company Production 1954 to 1956 Designer Henry Brown Class ...

  • Roger (1920-1924)

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    1920s
    Roger (1920-1924)

    Thomas Roger & Co. Ltd. Car manufacturer of Wolverhampton.Great Britain from 1920 to 1924. The Thomas Roger & Co. Ltd. was a British light car manufacturer in the 1920s. History ...

  • Rogue (1949)

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    1940s
    Rogue (1949)

    Rogue Automotive manufacturer of New York United States from 1949. Rogue was an American automobile brand that was built in 1949 by Robert A. Monroe in New York City . The Rogue ...

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  • Röhr Noll Monnard (1937-1939)

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    1930s

    Röhr Noll, Monnard & Co. Vehicle manufacturer Ober-Ramstadt Germany from 1937 to 1939. Noll, Monnard & Co. was a car repair company that started 1937. It emerged and after ...

  • Rol-Mar (1958-1959)

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    1950s
    Rol-Mar (1958-1959)

    Rol-Mar Buenos Aires , Argentina Rol-Mar was an Argentine manufacturer of automobiles from the 1950s . History Julián Álvarez y Charcas headed the company in Buenos ...

  • Roland (1925-1926)

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    1920s

    Roland (Ing. Wilhelm Bertling & Co) Vehicle manufacturer Dessau Germany from 1925 to 1926 Roland was a German car manufacturer . The exact name was Ing. Wilhelm Bertling & Co., ...

  • Roland (1930-1932)

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    1930s
    Roland (1930-1932)

    Roland Roland was a car brand from Japan . History Katsuo Kawamata began producing automobiles in 1930 . The brand name was Roland . about 20 vehicles were created. The only ...

  • Roland Stella (1906-1907)

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    1910s
    Roland Stella (1906-1907)

    Stella Kraftwagen-Gesellschaft Roland Vehicle manufacturer History Berlin - Wilmersdorf Germany Stella was a early German car brand from the 1900s.The brand name was Stella . ...

  • Rolland-Pilain History

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    1900s
    Rolland-Pilain History

    Rolland-Pilain History Founded 1905 France Industry Automotive Fate ceased production Founded 1905 Defunct 1932 Headquarters Tours, France Key people François Rolland and Emile ...

  • Rollfix (1934-1936)

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    1930s
    Rollfix (1934-1936)

    Rollfix works Frederic Schröder KG (Motrix) Automotive manufacturer Hamburg,Germany From 1934 to 1936. Rollfix was a German car brand from the 1930s History The ...

  • Rollo (1910-1913)

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    1910s
    Rollo (1910-1913)

    Rollo Car Co Birmingham UK 1910-1913 A 1913 Rollo Car The Rollo Car Co. was a British manufacturer of cyclecars in Birmingham. There were Two models from the company in 1911. The ...

  • Rolls-Royce 100 101 EX (2004)

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    2000s
    Rolls-Royce 100 101 EX (2004)

    Rolls-Royce 100 101 EX Concept cars Presentation Year: 2004 Class : Concept Body design : Sedan , coupe Engine: Gasoline: 6.75-9.0 liters (338-515 kW) The Rolls-Royce 100 EX is ...

  • Rolls-Royce 103EX concept (2016)

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    2010s
    Rolls-Royce 103EX concept (2016)

    Rolls-Royce 103EX concept car Presentation Year: 2016 Make Rolls-Royce Class : Concept car Engine: electric motors The Rolls-Royce 103EX , which also bears the name Vision Next ...